Ukraine battle briefing: Maritime drone shoots down Russian fighter jet for first time, says Kyiv

Ukraine has destroyed a Russian Su-30 fighter jet the usage of a missile fired from a seaborne drone, in line with Ukraine’s army intelligence company, in what it mentioned was once the arena’s first downing of a struggle aircraft by means of a maritime drone. The GUR’s observation on social media on Saturday mentioned the fighter have been shot down by means of an army intelligence unit referred to as Group 13 on Friday over waters close to Novorossiisk, a big Russian port town at the Black Sea. The Russian defence ministry didn’t remark at the Ukrainian declare, however an authoritative Russian blogger believed to be just about the ministry mentioned the jet have been shot down. “The pilots ejected and were picked up by civilian sailors,” the blogger, who is going by means of the title Rybar, mentioned on Telegram. Meanwhile, the mayor of Novorossiisk declared a state of emergency on Saturday after native government mentioned a Ukrainian drone assault had broken a grain terminal and several other residential constructions, injuring 5 other folks.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has brushed aside a three-day truce ordered by means of Vladimir Putin as theatrics however mentioned Kyiv was once able for a complete ceasefire. “This is more of a theatrical performance on his part, because in two or three days it is impossible to develop a plan for the next steps to end the war,” the Ukrainian president mentioned on Friday in remarks embargoed till Saturday. Moscow claimed the truce, set to coincide with its 2nd international battle commemorations on 9 May, was once aimed toward trying out Kyiv’s “readiness” for long-term peace. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, mentioned on Saturday that no one may just ensure Kyiv would live on to look 10 May if Ukraine attacked Moscow all over the 9 May celebrations. Zelenskyy mentioned Ukraine would now not be “playing games to create a pleasant atmosphere to allow for Putin’s exit from isolation on 9 May”. The Kremlin has rejected calls by means of Kyiv and Washington for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.

A Russian in a single day drone assault on Kyiv broken a number of residential constructions and set automobiles on hearth all through town, the army and officers of the Ukrainian capital mentioned on Sunday. Falling particles from destroyed drones sparked fires at residential constructions in Kyiv’s Obolonskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts, the pinnacle of Kyiv’s army management mentioned on social media. Timur Tkachenko added that a number of automobiles all through town additionally stuck hearth from falling drone particles. The mayor, Vitali Klitschko, mentioned on Telegram that medics have been referred to as to the Sviatoshynskyi district, west of town centre, the place they supplied help. Kyiv, its surrounding area and the jap part of Ukraine have been below air raid indicators for approximately an hour, beginning quickly after nighttime on Sunday native time (2100 GMT).

Russian shelling killed two other folks in jap Ukraine’s Donetsk area on Saturday, whilst a drone strike at the southern Ukrainian town of Kherson left one different particular person lifeless, regional officers mentioned. In the central area of Cherkasy, a Russian drone assault past due on Saturday sparked a number of fires, mentioned the governor, Ihor Taburets. There have been accidents, in line with initial data.